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| ACS Case Reviews in Surgery – with CME | ACS Case Reviews in Surgery - with CME ACS Case Reviews in Surgery offers in-depth analyses of current and unique surgical cases. Each 10-article issue will teach surgeons effective ways to use the highest-quality surgical research to achieve patient care excellence. Price: $125
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| ACS Case Reviews in Surgery – without CME | ACS Case Reviews in Surgery without CME ACS Case Reviews in Surgery offers in-depth analyses of current and unique surgical cases. Each 10-article issue will teach surgeons effective ways to use the highest-quality surgical research to achieve patient care excellence. Price: $75
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| ACS Smoking Cessation Online Course | It Pays for Your Patients to
Quit Smoking Before Surgery: Outcomes, Interventions, and Reimbursement
Our e-learning program for surgical practitioners details the effects of
nicotine and smoking on surgical outcomes, the benefits of counseling
and pharmacotherapy, the appropriate codes and reimbursement benefits for smoking cessation counseling, and
resources for surgeons and patients. Participants can earn a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1
Credits™.
Price:
Fellows, Associate Fellows, Affiliate MD/DO
Members: $40
Resident Members,
Medical Students: $25
Nonmembers: $65
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| Central Lines Home Skills Kit | Central Lines Home Skills Kit The Surgical Patient Education Central Lines Home Skills Kit provides
patients with comprehensive, interactive materials to enable learning and
practicing of the skills needed for optimal postoperative recovery. This program
will walk you through: understanding your central line (CVAD), skills to manage
your central line, problem solving, home management tips, as well as other
resources. Each skills kit contains: practice equipment (syringes, tubing,
needleless connector, alcohol wipes, gloves, and practice model), a DVD with
skill demonstration, an instruction booklet with images, a self-assessment
checklist, and references for additional support. The Central Lines Home Skills
Kit was developed by a multidisciplinary program of the American College of
Surgeons Division of Education and has been funded in part by a grant from
Teleflex. For more information about the
Central Lines Home Skills Program, visit the ACS website. Price:
ACS Members: $20 per kit Non-Members: $40
per kit
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| Colectomy Brochure (Spanish) | Colectomia
Extirpación quirúrgica del colon These comprehensive patient education brochures, available in packs of 25,
inform patients and their families about their operation. Content includes an
overview of the operation, treatment options, and procedure description.
Expectations, preparation for surgery, recovery, and discharge information are
also included. All American College of Surgeons and Joint Commission guidelines
are met. View
the Colectomía brochure. Price: ACS members: $30 for each
package of 25
Nonmembers: $50 for each package of
25
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| Colectomy Brochure | Colectomy
Surgical Removal of the Colon These comprehensive patient
education brochures, available in packs of 25, inform patients and their
families about their operation. Content includes an overview of the operation,
treatment options, and procedure description. Expectations, preparation for
surgery, recovery, and discharge information are also included. All American
College of Surgeons and Joint Commission guidelines are met. View
the Colectomy brochure. Price: ACS members: $30 for each
package of 25
Nonmembers: $50 for each package of
25
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| Feeding Tube Home Skills Kit | Feeding Tube Home Skills
Kit
The Surgical Patient Education Feeding Tube Home Skills Kit is a
simulation-based, multimedia program that supports self-paced learning and safe
self-management following discharge. Each skill kit contains practice equipment,
a DVD with skill demonstration, an instruction booklet with images, discharge
guidelines, references for additional support, and a step-by-step checklist to
guide performance and evaluation of skill acquisition. The Feeding Tube Home
Skills Kit was developed with multi-association consensus and is funded in part
by a grant from Applied Medical Technology, Inc. For more information about the Feeding
Tube Home Skills Program, visit the ACS website. Price: ACS Members: $20 per kit
Non-Members:
$40 per kit
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| Optimal Resources for Surgical Quality and Safety |  Optimal Resources for Surgical Quality and
Safety
David B. Hoyt, MD, FACS, and Clifford Y. Ko, MD, MS, MSHS,
FACS, Editors.
Optimal Resources for Surgical Quality and Safety is intended to be
a trusted resource for surgical leaders seeking to improve patient care in their
institutions, departments, and practices. It builds on the the College’s long
tradition of developing successful quality programs for improving surgical care,
and introduces key concepts in quality, safety, and reliability and explores the
essential elements that all hospitals should have in place to ensure
patient-centered care. Price Single-Copy Quantity - $44.95 10 or More Copies - $39.95
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| Ostomy Home Skill Kit: Spanish Adult Colostomy/Ileostomy | Ostomy Home Skills Kit: Spanish
Adult Colostomy/Ileostomy The Surgical Patient Education Ostomy Home Skills Kit
provides Spanish-speaking patients with comprehensive, interactive materials to
enable learning and practicing of the skills needed for optimal postoperative
recovery. Each skill kit contains: practice equipment (pouch, scissors, stoma
model, measurement guide, surgical marker), a DVD with skill demonstration, an
instruction booklet with images, a self-assessment checklist, and references for
additional support. Kits are available for purchase as single kits or
in groups of five. The Ostomy Home Skills Kit was developed by a
multidisciplinary program of the American College of Surgeons Division of
Education and has been funded in part by a grant from Coloplast Corp. View the
Spanish
Adult Colostomy/Ileostomy Skills Kit
.
Price: ACS Members: $5 per kit
Non-Members: $40 per
kit
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| Ostomy Home Skill Kit: Spanish Adult Urostomy | Ostomy Home Skills Kit:
Spanish Adult Urostomy The Surgical Patient Education Ostomy Home Skills Kit
provides Spanish-speaking patients with comprehensive, interactive materials to
enable learning and practicing of the skills needed for optimal postoperative
recovery. Each skill kit contains: practice equipment (pouch, scissors, stoma
model, measurement guide, surgical marker), a DVD with skill demonstration, an
instruction booklet with images, a self-assessment checklist, and references for
additional support. Kits are available for purchase as single kits or
in groups of five. The Ostomy Home Skills Kit was developed by a
multidisciplinary program of the American College of Surgeons Division of
Education and has been funded in part by a grant from Coloplast Corp. View the
Spanish
Adult Urostomy kit
.
Price: ACS Members: $5 per kit
Non-Members: $40 per
kit
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| Ostomy Home Skills Kit: Ped. Colostomy/Ileostomy | Ostomy Home Skills Kit: Pediatric
Colostomy/Ileostomy
The
Surgical Patient Education Ostomy Home Skills Kit provides patients with
comprehensive, interactive materials to enable learning and practicing of the
skills needed for optimal postoperative recovery. Each skill kit contains:
practice equipment (pouch, scissors, stoma model, measurement guide, surgical
marker), a DVD with skill demonstration, an instruction booklet with images, a
self-assessment checklist, and references for additional support. Kits are
available for purchase as single kits or in groups of five. The Ostomy Home
Skills Kit was developed by a multidisciplinary program of the American College
of Surgeons Division of Education and has been funded in part by a grant from
Coloplast Corp. View the Pediatric
Colostomy/Ileostomy Skills Kit
.
Price: ACS Members: $5 per kit
Non-Members:
$40 per kit
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| Ostomy Home Skills Kit: Adult Colostomy/Ileostomy | Ostomy Home Skills Kit:
Adult Colostomy/Ileostomy The Surgical Patient Education Ostomy Home Skills Kit
provides patients with comprehensive, interactive materials to enable learning
and practicing of the skills needed for optimal postoperative recovery. Each
skill kit contains: practice equipment (pouch, scissors, stoma model,
measurement guide, surgical marker), a DVD with skill demonstration, an
instruction booklet with images, a self-assessment checklist, and references for
additional support. Kits are available for purchase as single kits or
in groups of five. The Ostomy Home Skills Kit was developed by a
multidisciplinary program of the American College of Surgeons Division of
Education and has been funded in part by a grant from Coloplast Corp. View the
Adult
Colostomy/Ileostomy Home Skills Kit
.
Price:
ACS Members: $5 per kit (limit 100 kits)
Non-Members:
$40 per kit
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| Ostomy Home Skills Kit: Adult Urostomy | Ostomy Home Skills
Kit: Adult Urostomy The Surgical Patient Education Ostomy Home Skills Kit provides patients with
comprehensive, interactive materials to enable learning and practicing of the
skills needed for optimal postoperative recovery. Each skill kit contains:
practice equipment (pouch, scissors, stoma model, measurement guide, surgical
marker), a DVD with skill demonstration, an instruction booklet with images, a
self-assessment checklist, and references for additional support. Kits are
available for purchase as single kits or in groups of five. The Ostomy Home
Skills Kit was developed by a multidisciplinary program of the American College
of Surgeons Division of Education and has been funded in part by a grant from
Coloplast Corp. View the Adult
Urostomy Skills Kit
.
Price: ACS Members: $5.00 per kit
Non-Members:
$40 per kit
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| Ostomy Home Skills Kit: Pediatric Urostomy | Ostomy Home Skills Kit: Pediatric
Urostomy
The Surgical
Patient Education Ostomy Home Skills Kit provides patients with comprehensive,
interactive materials to enable learning and practicing of the skills needed for
optimal postoperative recovery. Each skill kit contains: practice equipment
(pouch, scissors, stoma model, measurement guide, surgical marker), a DVD with
skill demonstration, an instruction booklet with images, a self-assessment
checklist, and references for additional support. Kits are available for
purchase as single kits or in groups of five. The Ostomy Home Skills Kit
was developed by a multidisciplinary program of the American College of Surgeons
Division of Education and has been funded in part by a grant from Coloplast
Corp. View the Pediatric
Urostomy Skills Kit
.
Price: ACS Members: $5 per kit
Non-Members: $40 per
kit
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| Preventing Errors & Near Misses in Surgery: Strategies for Ind & Teams | Preventing Errors and Near Misses in
Surgery: Strategies for Individuals and Teams DVD
This DVDwill facilitate a better understanding
of the most common types of human factor errors, why they occur, and the
contexts for occurrence.
The program will help surgeons and other members of the
surgical team to be vigilant in watching for these errors in surgical practice,
and in applying strategies to help prevent them and mitigate their effects. The DVD is designed for individual use
or teaching purposes, and includes a toolbox with supplemental resources. Developed by the ACS Division of Education
2011. Please note continuing
education credit (CME) is not available for this product. Price:
Fellow: $150
Affiliate Physician:
$150
Affiliate Other: $70
Associate Fellow: $70
Resident
Member: $70
Medical Student: $35
Non-Member:
$220
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